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Wireless LAN Device Series Multi-Mode AP ZWA-G120 User Manual V ersion. 1.0.0 (13.05.2005).
i T ABLE OF CONTENTS PREF ACE ........................................................................................................................ ....................... 1 CH 1. ZW A-G120 INST ALLA TION ...........................................
1 Preface This guide is for the networking professi onal who installs and manages the Ziwell ZW A-G120 Multi-Mode AP , hereaf ter referred to as the “device”. T o use this guide, you should have experience working with the TCP/IP configuration and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks.
2 Ch 1. ZW A-G120 Inst allation Packing List Before you start to inst all the device, make sure the package cont ains the following items ： z ZW A-G120 Multi-Mode AP * 1 z Power Adapter * 1 z RJ-45 .
3 Ch 2. First T ime Configuration Before S t art to Configur e There are two ways to configure the device, one is through web-browser , and the other is through Secure S hell CLI interface. T o access the configuration interfaces, make sure y ou are using a computer connected to the same network as the device.
4 types of operation mode. Router The wired Ethernet (W AN) port is used to connect with ADSL/Cable modem and the wireless NIC is used for your private W LAN. The NA T is existed between the 2 NIC and all the wireless clients share th e same public IP address through the W AN port to ISP .
5 also the wireless clients can su rvey and connect to the device. The following table shows the supporting combination of operation and wireless radio modes. Bridge Router WISP AP V V X WDS V V X Client V X V AP+WDS V V V Hereafter are some topologies of netwo rk application for your reference.
6 Examples of Configuration This example demonstrates how to set up a network with dif ferent device configurations. There are 2 DHCP servers (DEV1/DEV4) in the network to control the IP configuration of 2 doma ins (192.168.2.x/192.168.3.x). Once the setting is done, all the PCs can vis it Internet through DEV1.
7 Configure DEV1: 1. Connect the ADSL m odem to Ethernet port of device using Ethernet cable. 2. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the wireless station. 3. Use W izard page to setup device. 4. Press “Next>>” button then set the “Operation Mode” to “Router” mode.
8 6. Press “Next>>” button then set th e IP address of LAN interface. 7. Press “Next>>” button then select th e “PPPoE” for “W AN Access T ype” and fill in the “User Name” and “Passwor d” fields.
9 9. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished” button. 10. W ait for refreshing web page. 11.
10 12. Enable WDS function and add the B SSI D of DEV2 to “Current WDS AP List”. 13. Since we access the device by wire less connectio n, it may temporarily disconnect when applying the WDS setting. After re-connecting to the device, use the “S tatus” page to check the settings.
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12 Configure DEV2: 1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it may cause you not able to access the web server of device.
13 5. Press “Next>>” button then set th e IP address of LAN interface. 6. Press “Next>>” button then select the “AP+WDS” for “m ode” and change the SSID to “ZPlus-G120-DEV2”. 7. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished” button.
14 9. Access the web server by new IP address “192.168.2.202” then use “LAN Interface” page to disable DHCP Server . 10. W ait for refreshing web page.
15 12. Enable WDS function and add the B SSI D of DEV1 to “Current WDS AP List”. 13. Use the “S tatus” page to check the settings..
16 Configure DEV3: 1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the sam e PC, since the d evices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it m ay cause you not able to access the web server of device.
17 5. Use the “S tatus” page to check the settings..
18 Configure DEV4: 1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the sam e PC, since the d evices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it m ay cause you unable to access the web server of devi ce.
19 5. Press “Next>>” button then set th e IP address of LAN interface. 6. Press “Next>>” button then select the “DHCP Cl ient” for “W AN Access T ype”. 7. Press “Next>>” button then select the “Client” for “mode” and change the SSID to “ZPlus-G120-DEV4”.
20 9. W ait for refreshing web page. 10. Change the IP address of your PC to 192.168.3.x then access the web server by the new IP address “192.168.3.
21 Configure DEV5: 1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the sam e PC, since the d evices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it m ay cause you unable to access the web server of devi ce.
22 5. Press “Next>>” button then set th e IP address of LAN interface. 6. Press “Next>>” button then select the “Client” for “mode” and change the SSID to “ZPlus-G120-DEV5”. 7. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished” button.
23 9. Access the web server by the new IP address “192.168.2.205” and use “LAN Interface” page to disable DHCP Server . 10. W ait for refreshing webpage.
24 12. If the “S tate” of “W irele ss Configuration” is not “Connected” or you want to refresh the “RSSI “, please use “Site Survey” page to re-connect a AP .
25 Basic Settings Disable Wireless LAN Interface Disable the wireless interface of device Band: The device supports 2.4GHz(B), 2.4GHz (G) and 2.4GHz(B+G) mixed modes. Mode: The radio of device support s different modes as following: 1. AP The radio of device acts as an Access Point to serves all wireless clients to join a wireless local network.
26 Ethernet AP AP Client #2 AP Client #1 z Ad Hoc : This type provides a peer-to-peer communication between wireless stations. All the communication is done from Client to Client without any Access Point involved. Ad Hoc networking must use the same SSID and channel for establishing the wireless connection.
27 5 2432 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, an d China 6 2437 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, an d China 7 2442 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, an d China 8 2447 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, an d China 9.
28 Advanced Settings These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have sufficien t knowledge about wireless LAN. The se settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your device. The default setting is optimized for the normal operation.
29 can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the device, or in areas where the clients are far ap art and can detect only the device and not each other . Y ou can enter a setting ranging from 0 to 2347 bytes. Dat a Rate The standard IEEE 802.
30 Block WLAN Relay (Isolate Client) The device supports isolation funct ion. If you are building a public Wireless Network, enable this function can provide better security . The device will block packet s between wireless clients (relay). All the wireless clients connected to the device can’t see each other .
31 Configuring Wireless Security This device provides complete wireless security function include WEP , 802.1x, WP A-TKIP , WP A2-AES and WP A2-Mixed in different mode (see the Security Support T able). The default security setting of the encryption function is disabled.
32 refer to the following setting of the WEP encryption: z 64-bit WEP Encryption ： 64-bit WEP keys are as same as the encryption method of 40-bit WEP . Y ou can input 10 hexadecimal digit s (0~9, a~f or A~F) or 5 ACSII chars. z 128-bit WEP Encryption ： 128-bit WEP keys are as same as the encryption method of 104-bit WEP .
33 WP A Encryption Setting WP A feature provides a high level of assurance for end-users and administrators that their data will remain private and access to their network restricted to authorized users. Y ou can choose the WP A encryption and select the Authentication Mode.
34 Configuring as WLAN Client Adapter This device can be configured as a wir eless Ethernet adapter . In this mode, the device can connect to the other wirel ess stations (Ad-Hoc network type) or Access Point (Infrastructure netw ork type) and you don’t need to install any driver .
35 The alternative way to configure as following: Step 1. In “Wireless Site Survey” page, select one of the SSIDs you want to connect and then press “Connect” button to est ablish the link. Step 2. If the linking is establi shed successfully .
36 Note ： If the available network requires aut hentication and data encryption, you need to setup the authentication and encryp tion before step1 and all the settings must be as same as the Access Point or S tation. About the detail authentication and data encryption settings, please refer the securi ty section.
37 Ch 3. Configuring WDS Wireless Distribution System (WDS) us es wireless media to communicate with the other devices, like the Ethernet does. This function allows one or more remote LANs connect with the lo cal LAN.
38 St ar topology: Device Entries of WDS AP List Sp anning T ree Protocol Required WDS1 The MAC Addresses of WDS2, WDS 3, WDS4 and WDS5 No WDS2 The MAC Address of WDS1 No WDS3 The MAC Address of WDS1 .
39 Mesh topology ： LAN3 LAN 4 LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 5 WDS #5 WDS #2 WDS #3 WDS #4 WDS #1 Device Entries of WDS AP List Spanning T ree Protocol R equired WDS1 The MAC Ad dresses of WDS2, WDS3, WDS4 and WDS.
40 Ethernet Wireless station AP Repeater Description Entries of WDS AP List Sp anning T ree Protocol Required Access Point The MAC Address of Repeater Y es Repeater The MAC Address of Access Point Y es Wireless Bridge Wireless Bridge can establish a wire less connection between two or more Wired LANs.
41 Ch 4. Advanced Configurations Configuring LAN to W AN Firewall Filtering function is used to block pa cket s from LAN to W AN. The device supports three kinds of filter Port Filtering, IP Filter ing and MAC Filtering.
42 MAC Filtering When you enable the MAC Filtering f unction, you can specify the MAC Addresses in current filter table. Once the source MAC Address of outgoing packet s match the MAC Addresses in the table, the firewall will block this packet from LAN to W AN.
43 POP3 (Post Protocol) 1 10 NNTP (Net work Ne ws T ransport Protocol) 1 19 SNMP (Simpl e Network M anagement Protocol) 161 SNMP trap 162 SIP (Sessio n Initiation Protocol ) 5060 PPTP (Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol) 1723 Multiple Servers behind NA T Example: In this case, there are two PCs in the local network accessible for outside users.
44 Enable DMZ: Enable the “Enable DMZ”, and then click “Apply Cha nges” button to save the changes. DMZ Host IP Address: Input the IP Address of the comput er that you want to expose to Internet.
45 S tatic IP Y ou can get the IP configuration data of S tatic-IP from your ISP . And you will need to fill the fields of IP addr ess, subnet mask, gateway address, and one of the DNS addresses. IP Addres s: The Internet Protocol (IP) address of W AN interface provided by your ISP or MIS.
46 DHCP Client (Dynamic IP) All IP configuration data besides DNS will obtain from the DHCP s erver when DHCP-Client W AN Access T ype is selected. DNS1~ 3: The IP addresses of DNS provided by your ISP. DNS ( Domain Name Server) is u sed to map domain names to IP addresses.
47 User Name: The account provided by your ISP Password: The password for your account. Connect T ype: “Continuous “ : connect to ISP permanently “Manual” : Manual conne ct/disconnect to ISP “On-Demand” : Automatically connect to ISP when user need to access the Internet.
48 IP Addres s: The Internet Protocol (IP) addres s of W AN interface provided by your ISP or MIS. The address will be your network identifier besides your local netwo rk. Subnet Mask: The number use d to identify the IP subnet network, indicating whether the IP address can be re cognized on the LAN or if it must be reached through a gateway.
49 2. Clone MAC address for S tatic IP W AN access type 3. Clone MAC address for PPPoE W AN access type.
50 4. Clone MAC address for PPTP W AN access type 5. Physical LAN interface MAC address clone Configuring DHCP Server 1. T o use the DHCP server inside the devi ce, please make sure there is no other DHCP server existed in the same network as the device.
51 then the default gateway f or all the DHCP client hosts will set to the IP address of device. Using CLI Menu S tart a SSH(Secure Shell) client session to login the device The SSH server daemon inside device uses well-known TCP port 22. User must use SSH client utility such like Putty to login the device.
52 T o disable the Web-Browser p assword protection just leave the “User Name” field to blank then c lick “Apply Changes” button. T o change the password of user “root” for SSH session, please use the CLI menu item G . System Setting Æ A.
53 T o upgrade firmware, just assign the file name with full path then click “Upload” button as the following page. Memory Limita tion T o make sure the device have enough memory to upload firmwar.
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